Labour Market and Industrial Relations in Vietnam

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Artus; Prof. Dr. Uwe Blien; Judith Holland; thi Hong Van Phan

doi:10.5771/9783845255446

Summary

Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft Vietnams befinden sich nach wie vor in einem rapiden Transformationsprozess. Die Akteure des Landes sind hohem wirtschaftlichem und politischem Druck ausgesetzt, der nicht nur von internen Entwicklungen, sondern auch von anderen Ländern herrührt.

Dieser Band beleuchtet die Änderungsprozesse im Arbeitsmarkt, den Wirtschaftsbeziehungen und industriellen Beziehungen Vietnams.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-1503-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-5544-6
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 362
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 8
Introduction No access Pages 11 - 22
Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
1. Introduction: The importance of cultural patterns No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
2. Education No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
3. Growing rice with the risk of floods No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
4. The traditional Vietnamese culture No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
5. Dynamics of Vietnam’s recent development No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
6. Cultural factors in Vietnam’s recent economic development No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
7. Conclusion No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
8. Literature No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
Ingrid Artus
1. ) ‘Modernisation’ No access Ingrid Artus
2. ) ‘Transformation’ No access Ingrid Artus
3. Ingrid Artus
  1. The orientation on the ideal of the ‘harmonious society’ No access Ingrid Artus
  2. And yet – a long Vietnamese tradition of union struggles No access Ingrid Artus
  3. Formal rules and informal ‘underground living’ No access Ingrid Artus
4. ‘Globalisation’ and the ‘international division of labour’ No access Ingrid Artus
Characteristics of Politics in Vietnam – Some Insights and Surprises for Political Consultancy No access Pages 79 - 92 Jörg Bergstermann
Wolfgang Däubler
1. The general framework No access Wolfgang Däubler
2. The project No access Wolfgang Däubler
3. Discussions in seminars No access Wolfgang Däubler
4. Going to see the reality No access Wolfgang Däubler
5. The elaboration of a concept No access Wolfgang Däubler
6. The Draft Labour Code 2009 No access Wolfgang Däubler
7. Arguments do not help No access Wolfgang Däubler
8. And the outcome? No access Wolfgang Däubler
9. Small epilogue No access Wolfgang Däubler
Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
1. Geographical position, regional and natural basic conditions No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
2. Development of Vietnam’s economy and of the standard of living No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
3. Social inequality and poverty No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
4. Structure of the economy No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
5. Conclusion No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
6. Literature No access Uwe Blien, Phan thi Hong Van
1. Nguyen Ba Ngoc
  1. Legal framework No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
  2. Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    1. Promoting job creation through economic development No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    2. Changing structure of employment by sector No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    3. Rapid enterprise growth, but challenges regarding skills No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    4. Largest share of workers in non-state sector No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    5. Programme on credit for job creation from the National Fund for Employment No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    6. Increasing labour productivity – yet still lower than in other countries in the region No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    7. Poor quality of employment in rural areas No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    8. Employment status and informal employment No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    9. Foreigners working in Vietnam No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
  3. Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    1. Population size No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    2. Increasing labour force participation rates No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    3. Education and vocational training No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    4. Labour export No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    5. Labour mobility No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    6. Vocational training by enterprises No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
  4. Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    1. Unemployment and time-related underemployment No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    2. Career guidance and orientation No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    3. Employment services No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    4. Labour market information No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
  5. Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    1. Social insurance No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    2. Unemployment insurance No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    3. Programmes on supporting disadvantaged workers No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
  6. Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    1. Wage and income policies No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    2. Strikes and industrial relations No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
    3. Labour market monitoring and evaluation No access Nguyen Ba Ngoc
2. Tran Xuan Cau
  1. Tran Xuan Cau
    1. Some categories of state-owned enterprises No access Tran Xuan Cau
    2. Tran Xuan Cau
      1. Vietnam’s economic context No access Tran Xuan Cau
      2. Context of the global and the regional economy No access Tran Xuan Cau
    3. Tran Xuan Cau
      1. The process of changing SOEs No access Tran Xuan Cau
      2. The limitations of SOEs No access Tran Xuan Cau
  2. Tran Xuan Cau
    1. Legal basis for implementing the restructuring of the SOEs No access Tran Xuan Cau
    2. The aim of restructuring state-owned enterprises No access Tran Xuan Cau
    3. Tasks involved in the restructuring of SOEs No access Tran Xuan Cau
    4. Roadmap for restructuring SOEs No access Tran Xuan Cau
    5. The difficulties and challenges facing the process of restructuring SOEs No access Tran Xuan Cau
    6. Solutions to solve difficulties involved in restructuring SOEs No access Tran Xuan Cau
    7. Considerations when restructuring SOEs No access Tran Xuan Cau
  3. APPENDICES No access Tran Xuan Cau
  4. Literature No access Tran Xuan Cau
3. Jürgen Brünjes, Javier Revilla Diez
  1. Introduction No access Jürgen Brünjes, Javier Revilla Diez
  2. The centrally planned economy No access Jürgen Brünjes, Javier Revilla Diez
  3. The reform process No access Jürgen Brünjes, Javier Revilla Diez
  4. Impact of the reforms on rural areas No access Jürgen Brünjes, Javier Revilla Diez
  5. Current developments No access Jürgen Brünjes, Javier Revilla Diez
  6. Challenges ahead No access Jürgen Brünjes, Javier Revilla Diez
4. Nguyen Ba Can
  1. Nguyen Ba Can
    1. Nguyen Ba Can
      1. Issues of education and training associated with the labour market No access Nguyen Ba Can
    2. Links between education and training and the labour market in the near future No access Nguyen Ba Can
  2. Conclusion No access Nguyen Ba Can
5. Nguyen Hong Minh
  1. Nguyen Hong Minh
    1. Achievements No access Nguyen Hong Minh
    2. Nguyen Hong Minh
      1. Limitations No access Nguyen Hong Minh
      2. Causes No access Nguyen Hong Minh
  2. Nguyen Hong Minh
    1. Objectives No access Nguyen Hong Minh
    2. Nguyen Hong Minh
      1. General target No access Nguyen Hong Minh
      2. Specific targets No access Nguyen Hong Minh
  3. Nguyen Hong Minh
    1. Reforming the state management of vocational training No access Nguyen Hong Minh
    2. Developing the profession of vocational teachers and managers No access Nguyen Hong Minh
    3. Developing curricula and teaching materials No access Nguyen Hong Minh
    4. Strengthening vocational teaching materials and equipment No access Nguyen Hong Minh
    5. Nguyen Hong Minh
      1. Monitoring the quality of vocational training No access Nguyen Hong Minh
      2. Assessing and issuing certificates of national vocational skills No access Nguyen Hong Minh
    6. Linking vocational training to the demands of the labour market and business enterprises No access Nguyen Hong Minh
    7. Increasing awareness about vocational training development No access Nguyen Hong Minh
    8. Speeding up international cooperation in vocational training No access Nguyen Hong Minh
6. Bui Sy Tuan
  1. Bui Sy Tuan
    1. With regard to the policies concerning the labour market, No access Bui Sy Tuan
    2. With regard to the set of policies concerning social insurance: No access Bui Sy Tuan
    3. With regard to policies concerning social assistance: No access Bui Sy Tuan
  2. Bui Sy Tuan
    1. Bui Sy Tuan
      1. Policies to support education, training and vocational training No access Bui Sy Tuan
      2. Pre-school and basic education level No access Bui Sy Tuan
      3. Vocational education and training No access Bui Sy Tuan
      4. Supporting the poor by providing loans with preferential interest rates for production development No access Bui Sy Tuan
      5. Job placement No access Bui Sy Tuan
      6. The National Job Creation Fund No access Bui Sy Tuan
      7. Support for working migrants No access Bui Sy Tuan
    2. Bui Sy Tuan
      1. Social insurance policies No access Bui Sy Tuan
      2. Compulsory social insurance No access Bui Sy Tuan
      3. Voluntary social insurance No access Bui Sy Tuan
      4. Unemployment insurance No access Bui Sy Tuan
      5. Health insurance and health care No access Bui Sy Tuan
      6. Supporting enterprises to obtain credit for production, overcoming economic shock No access Bui Sy Tuan
    3. Bui Sy Tuan
      1. Achievements No access Bui Sy Tuan
      2. Weaknesses No access Bui Sy Tuan
      3. Causes No access Bui Sy Tuan
  3. Bui Sy Tuan
    1. Employment, income and poverty reduction No access Bui Sy Tuan
    2. Policies on social insurance and health insurance No access Bui Sy Tuan
    3. Social assistance for people with extreme disadvantages and minimum standards of social service quality No access Bui Sy Tuan
1. Dong thi Thuong Hien
  1. The Vietnam Trade Union No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
  2. Some characteristics of labour relations in Vietnam in terms of transformation and integration No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
  3. Goals in developing labour relations No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
  4. Conditions for the development of harmonious, stable and progressive labour relations No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
  5. Vietnamese Government’s strategies in labour relations No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
  6. The legal position of the Vietnam Trade Union in labour relations No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
  7. Dong thi Thuong Hien
    1. At the national level No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
    2. At the industry and provincial level No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
    3. District unions, industrial-zone unions or equivalent level No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
    4. Workplace union local chapters No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
  8. Challenges faced by the Vietnam Trade Union in developing industrial relations No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
  9. The labour-relations strategies of government, employers and trade unions up to 2020 No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
  10. Conclusion No access Dong thi Thuong Hien
2. Tran Ngoc Dien
  1. Tran Ngoc Dien
    1. Industrial relations in the centralised planning mechanism No access Tran Ngoc Dien
    2. Industrial relations in the transition economy of Vietnam No access Tran Ngoc Dien
  2. Tran Ngoc Dien
    1. Labour disputes – a problem in the market economy No access Tran Ngoc Dien
    2. Tran Ngoc Dien
      1. Strikes in labour disputes in Vietnam No access Tran Ngoc Dien
      2. Some of the major causes of labour disputes and strikes in Vietnam No access Tran Ngoc Dien
  3. Tran Ngoc Dien
    1. Enhancing State management of industrial relations No access Tran Ngoc Dien
    2. Improvement in corporate social responsibility No access Tran Ngoc Dien
    3. Improving employees’ understanding of the law No access Tran Ngoc Dien
    4. Enhancing the role of trade unions No access Tran Ngoc Dien
3. Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
  1. Methodology, data collection and definitions No access Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
  2. Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
    1. Characteristics of strikes in Vietnam No access Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
    2. 2006: the strike wave sets in No access Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
    3. Post-2006: period of labour unrest No access Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
    4. Minimum wage and living standards No access Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
    5. High inflation’s impact on food consumption, nutrition and housing No access Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
    6. Government rice export policy No access Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
  3. The Vietnamese state and unions stand up to capital No access Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
  4. Conclusion: Vietnamese industrial relations at the crossroads No access Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
  5. Literature No access Anita Chan, Kaxton Siu
4. Tim Pringle
  1. Section 1: Transition No access Tim Pringle
  2. Section 2: The right to strike and strikes No access Tim Pringle
  3. Section 3 Collective Agreements No access Tim Pringle
  4. Conclusion No access Tim Pringle
Notes on Contributors No access Pages 359 - 362